Sleigh-bell attachment



(Mode1.)

' D. W. SEXTON.

SLEIGH' BELL ATTACHMENT.

Patented Feb. 2, 1886.

N. PETERS. Phnlo-ljfihugripher, Washlnglun.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DEMING WV. SEXTON, OF EAST HAMPTON, CONNECTICUT.

SLElGH-BELL ATTACHMENT.

ZEPBCIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 335,151, datedFebruary 2 1886.

Application filed April 4, 1883. Serial No. 90,593. (Model) T all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, DEMING W. SEX'roN, of East Hampton, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Shaft- Bell Straps; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, whereby aperson skilled in the art can make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon.

Like letters in the figures indicate thesame parts.

Figure 1 is a side of portion of a shaft bear- .ing my improved strapand bells. Fig. 2 is a bottom view of same with bells removed. Fig. 3 isa view in cross-section on plane denoted byline mat of Fig. 1.

My invention relates particularly to the class of straps bearingsleigh-bells which are adapted to be secured to the shafts of vehicles;and it consists in the special construction and combination of thestrap, bells, and shaft, as hereinafter more particularly described, and2: pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter a denotes a portion of theshaft of a vehicle, as

a sleigh; b, a metallic strap secured to the side of the shaft, as byscrews, and having the projections c, which extend laterally beneath theshaft when the strap is fastened to it. The

vertical position of the strap enables me to add to its office, as asupport for the bells d, the additional feature of an ornament bypolishing the surface or covering it with any suitable figure or design.The side of the strap next to the shaft is shaped to conform to theoutline of the latter, and with its upper edge preferably continuouswith the upper side of the shaft, and the screws or bolts used to se 0cure the plate to the shaft pass into the latter horizontally, asscrew-holes made in this direction weaken the shaft the least, there being but little downward pressure on the shafts when the vehicle is inuse. The bells b are 5 secured to the projection c by means of rivets orscrews in such posit-ion that they hang directly below the shaft whenthe strap is secured to it, and the whole device is comparatively cheapin construction and serves an ornamental as well as useful purpose.

I am aware that bells have been supported on straps attached to andprojecting from shafts or harness in various directions, and such I donot broadly claim.

I claim as my invention- The combination, with a vehicle-shaft, a, of

a metallic strap, 1), with its side next to the shaft shaped to fit thelatter and adapted to be secured to the side of the shaft, and providedwith a plural number of lugs, 0, projecting laterally beneath the shaftand bearing below the shaft the bells d, all substantially as described.

DEMING TV. SEXTON. Witnesses:

CLAYTON L. SMITH, E. S. PARMELEE.

